Game DNA: Minecraft

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With 14 million copies sold, Minecraft is now the 3rd best selling PC game of all time.
Not too shabby, considering it was originally the work of just one person.
Love it or hate it, Minecraft is a phenomenon. Its accessible mechanics mean that in the beginning, all you need to know is punch trees: get wood.
So where did Minecraft's concepts spring from - and why has it proven so popular?
Mining is far from a new mechanic in games: indeed, it's been present ever since the golden era of arcade gaming.
1982's Dig Dug sees the player oust subterranean pests from their garden, carving tunnels in alluvia as they progress.
It was possible to lure a hapless pooka down a tunnel you created, and then dig underneath one of the strategically placed boulders to crush them.
Later that year, Mr Do! offered similar gameplay, with a focus instead on collecting fruit dotted about the level.
Boulder Dash in 1984 was particularly influential, kicking off the once very popular 'rocks-and-diamonds' genre.
Similar to the earlier puzzle game Sokoban, your moves must be carefully considered - with boulders responding to gravity, it's possible to dig yourself into a corner.
Your goal in this game is simple: dig tunnels, avoid enemies and environmental hazards, all while collecting diamonds. Sounds familiar!
More recently, boulder dash clones have fallen out of favour - but every once in a while, digging, drilling or mining makes an appearance as a mechanic.
Dig Dug successor Mr Driller! in 1999 offered more in-depth excavatory exploits, with cutesy graphics and bright coloured blocks through which to burrow.
Mining for resources was the focus of flash game Motherload, originally released in 2004 - and the slightly prettier Super Motherload, released for the PS4 last year.
You start on the surface of Mars, with an agile mining craft yours to control - and your goal is to extract minerals from beneath the earth.
The deeper you venture, the more valuable ores you'll uncover - but you'll find yourself depending on the upgrades available to progress.
It was the combination of digging and exploration in Motherload that inspired the development of a game that would prove particularly important to Minecraft's conception.
In Infiniminer, mining is the name of the game: a team-based multiplayer dig-em-up, in which red and blue race to collect minerals from the cube-based terrain.
The game's popularity was cut short by a source code leak: and the resultant wave of hacked clients killed off the game's development.
Nevertheless, it had significant impact - as Infiniminer is perhaps the closest living relative to Minecraft: it directly inspired Notch to create his cube-based game, and also one of its key traits: a randomly-generated world.
The social aspect of its survival multiplayer is perhaps what made Minecraft so incredibly popular: while the game's world is engaging enough when played solo, the addition of other players - friends, foes or otherwise - can make it even richer.
In this aspect, Minecraft borrows from MMORPGs: not only in the online sense, but with some of the other trappings of earlier RPGs as well.
Early MMO games like Everquest and Runescape set the standard for role playing in shared spaces, in a time before World of Warcraft had taken hold.
The crafting mechanics in Minecraft can trace their lineage back to such games, as they introduced these mechanics into the multiplayer space.
Minecraft's collective building - in which you create worlds with an avatar in a virtual world - have roots in games like Linden Lab's Second Life, which paved the way for social creation in 2003.
Players are able to create 3D objects and skins for their avatar to wear and interact with, and with a fully realised economy, some have even made a living from their creations.
However, Minecraft has far greater appeal to the younger generation: its simplicity and accessibility a key asset.
It's often compared to a digital version of Lego bricks: with simple elements combining to make grand structures, whether building solo or more collectively.
It's little wonder the game has found success - while many of its elements can be traced to other titles, and some, like Infiniminer, have huge resemblance - Minecraft has a certain charm that few games can match.
From a simple idea, Minecraft has blossomed from a retro-style indie cube-miner... into a multi-million copy block-buster.

[@tysonnelson525]

The problem with KZbin is channels like this spend weeks or maybe months editing and creating high quality content like this. Yet make less money for it than someone who screams at video games for 15 minutes.

[@cardboard_shaft]

+1

[@RoflZack]

sigh This is such a common opinion and I just don't get it. Yeah, the world isn't fair. That's not a problem with KZbin. If people are watching 15 minutes of screaming it's gonna generate ad revenue. Sorry if I sound a bit condescending.

[@Zood94]

Saying this it's like saying why Doctor who saves live get less money than Football/soccer player who just kicking ball to the net.

[@realislit8064]

who cares the channels need to make themselves popular to gather views and that guy made it even though in a idiotic way

[@realislit8064]

beside the pay is taken from views

[@lebro4401]

"Minecraft is now third best selling" Minecraft is now the first best selling game surpassing tetris*

[@hugono3938]

Le Bro really?

[@ev5837]

@@hugono3938 it's literally the best selling game of all time

[@brazgazz]

@@ev5837 no, tetris still is. minecraft is no where near tetris at the time of writing, im guessing a quarter way there

[@worldboy743]

@@brazgazz no Minecraft is best selling game of all time Tetris is an collection of many Tetris games

[@samcavanagh7993]

@@brazgazz the problem is it's really hard to get figures for tetris, because it's a pretty old game and there are so many clones of it. Official numbers range from 170 million to 500 million +. Wikipedia has minecraft beating the official sales of tetris. If you included all the tetris knockoffs and unlicensed reboots it would probably beat minecraft but that's kind of unfair since that's basically comparing a franchise to one game.

[@seollenda]

Dont forget - MC's soundtrack GREATLY complimented the game!

[@damianmontoya1289]

DA, DA DA BA, BA BA... BA DA, DA DA

[@PelemusMcSoy]

I'll admit, it made my first impression of the game that much better (either Dry Hands or Wet Hands played when it was snowing, and I reached the top of a hill for a beautiful view just as the song was climaxing).

[@lucagaibazzi2157]

*happy jschlatt noises*

[@iamatacticalrobloxer9761]

It has the best soundtrack ever!

[@Splinter-ge9pf]

Yeah, but schlatt made a video essay about it already

[@guyfieriismyhero2445]

"Not to shabby considering it was originally the work of just one Persson" Don't think you can get away with making such a clever pun you sly devil

[@lucdtinc.7350]

Guy Fieri Is My Hero also the final line: "...into a multi-million copy Blockbuster."

[@weenie7746]

I dont get it.

[@micstride720]

@@weenie7746 Notches full name is Markus Persson.

[@weenie7746]

@@micstride720 gud meme

[@samblamjam]

Noice

[@VRichardsn]

Multi-million blockbuster... I see what you did there.

[@taxavoider9889]

NO!

[@Ponlets]

+Shadowthief Gaming yes :P

[@hjdvshjbdshbjhd]

+Richardsen that was the best thing i ever heard. it was an eargasm...oh...yes. pun game is fucking insane

[@Fraggr92]

A true groan-worthy dad joke. In all it's glory.

[@danielvictor3262]

Stu is honestly cheesy like that I love his writing

[@mUdQuAza]

"Blockbuster" - Stu, you're killing me here

[@kuba6160]

Minecraft was blockbuster. Before beta 1.8 came out.

[@TheZumiezNation]

***** Minecraft used to be called Cave game before beta. I've never heard of blockbuster.

[@ForbiddenFractal]

***** Before alpha 1.8.7?

[@MrMedad]

TheZumiezNation ***** mUdQuAza was referring to the pun at the end of the video, not a former name of Minecraft.

[@Stubbari]

Coolguy98798 Classic was the blockbuster for me.

[@NotKnafo]

2014: third best 2019: best

[@zanz6226]

Eyal Levi indeed so

[@snowfloofcathug]

Julian Keenes ....no?

[@SHADOW_F_A_X]

Julian Keenes How old are you?

[@AndreIguodalaFan55]

Minecraft: 175,000,000

[@Crimsrn]

Julian Keenes what the flying fuck are you on about

[@myeyesaredrymylove]

Minecraft Elegant. Nostalgic. A true blockbuster.

[@myeyesaredrymylove]

@You are Heavy Weapons Guy, and I am your weapon. Thanks!

[@Therealnumberfive]

And blockplacer

[@parallaxladder256]

heh blockbuster

[@bondrewd-2000]

14.000.000 copies??? now its 100.000.000 over

[@mollof7893]

This video is 2 years old.

[@InactiveAccountAtm]

that's why he said "now"

[@thisisnotmyname4499]

block036 No, I believe it is about 30 million, if that.

[@simeon7219]

+A. Lias Actually it is 100,000,000 if you include things like PE and Xbox mojang.com/2016/06/weve-sold-minecraft-many-many-times-look/

[@thisisnotmyname4499]

Ok, I thought block was just talking about PC.

[@Rings0fSaturn2k]

This guy's voice is so soothing for some reason.

[@wightfurybear1000]

He's Alfred that's why

[@miamiwendigo]

..

[@kodo777]

@@wightfurybear1000 home and away?

[@duanemcleod9443]

His Minecraft video is soothing, but his Iconic Arms vedios, his voice is BAD. ASS.

[@Chris_Cross]

It sounded a bit like Tom Scott for a minute at the beginning.

[@lord_khufu]

Man how i love this game 7 years ago, this video with the older version of the game somehow make it more appealing than it is right now, the book texture is so nostalgic, i just like how it look for some reason, absolute classic, the modern version just couldn't bring these same feelings anymore

[@williamfrederick9670]

"love It or hate it" damn things have really changed since 2014

[@hughgepenus3275]

love it or grown men on reddit will doxx and cyberbully you for worthless internet points

[@Breakaway-ic5gj]

@@hughgepenus3275 Or just say "I like Fortnite"

[@uberfeel]

@@Breakaway-ic5gj it's kinda, funny that people who loves minecraft in reddit are the same people who called us "nerd" in 2014

[@corbin1157]

... Are you the "pegi 18" guy?

[@kostasgr1858]

Well, he sure sounds like it.... Hmm...

[@tiredideabox]

Who knows? maybe he is.

[@muffinman4515]

Yes. He says it in some other videos and you would remember it if you had heard it.

[@rookeva8688]

*RATED FOR MATURE*

[@Deathshuck]

I think you missed the great opportunity to use the pun "the work of just one Persson".

[@kittyyuki1537]

Deathshuck OMG that made my day xDDD

[@hamburgereater]

+Deathshuck I... Don't get it..

[@kittyyuki1537]

+Saggy Volkswaggen Its the original creator's surname

[@Senzorei]

+Saggy Volkswaggen Markus Persson, more commonly known as "Notch" was the creator of Minecraft, he later left Mojang to pursue something else (can't remember off the top of my head) and more recently Mojang sold Minecraft to Microsoft.

[@hamburgereater]

Senzorei Everybody know Notch, didn't know his name, thanks for the explanation, bud :D

[@honeycrisp3084]

Oh god, the starting music... All the memories... I'm not crying, you are!

[@GuyInBlackClothes]

No I'm not! You are!😪

[@joemelton4747]

No you're not I am

[@Tombstone-ri2ts]

I'm not crying. Grow up, wussy.

[@Crimsrn]

Tombstone fuck off

[@ozzie1778]

"thethingsidoformyaudience" Ahoy doesn't always make jokes, but when he does, he's damn funny.

[@0-Kirby-0]

It took you one video to convince me to subscribe. Content and presentation just work so perfectly together, both in audio and video.

[@Stephen-yn7zk]

same

[@exotube]

same

[@hudrowportnof4058]

I love minecraft for it's exploration. Running around the world seeing gigantic mountains, forests divided by grasslands where sheep and cows live, great lakes hidden by high hills, the giant tree standing on top of a majestic hill. Experiencing the joy of discovering those set of unique blocks is the main reason I play minecraft. Even though they're only blocks there's a certain charm to them and the random generation that few games can match. Hopefully games like No Man's Sky can give me the same kind of experience (if not better). But until then Minecraft will still be my go to game for exploration.

[@Trashboat4444]

Hudrow Portnof you were so wrong about no mans sky

[@hudrowportnof4058]

sadly yes. The performance problems on PC alone was bad enough, the gameplay loop they had was even worse. Ultimately they simply couldn't make most of their planets interesting and unique enough (especially in the starting areas). Everything was so bland and washed out without any detail so everything ended up looking similar only with different colors. oh well. At least now we have Astroneer. Not exactly an exploration game but it does No Man's Sky survival gameplay a LOT better.

[@mattshanahan5213]

"hopefully games like no man's sky" If only you knew...

[@Manabender]

5:55 "You start on the surface of Mars" 6:01 "Your goal is to extract minerals from beneath the Earth" WHICH PLANET AM I ON AGAIN!?

[@josephlouwerse2105]

perhaps he means earth as in dirt, but it is a poor choice of words

[@electrum5579]

Oh man it's like Deep Rock Galactic where you're playing a game on Earth but you're also mining on a fictional planet _lightyears away_

[@denebu]

earth can indeed refer to the fragmental material composing part of a rocky planet like Mars

[@boxed_in4357]

viewers: *poor choice of words*

[@Conman9310]

8:14 Hey, it's a better version of No Man's Sky!

[@aturchomicz821]

no it isnt,now its a very fun game

[@icannotthinkofanamesuitabl5823]

Yeah sure

[@bullphr0g489]

atur chomicz well this comment was a year ago..

[@chadcuzbad7009]

Conman Epicness lol that’s literally exactly what I thought

[@jasonday5143]

Elite Dangerous actually accomplishes its ambition i believe

[@jaw_knee]

I think Minecraft was best at around 1.5 or 1.6 when they introduced wolves and weather. After that, the game just got too complex and wasn't as fun. Now, I can't enjoy mining when I'm constantly dying of hunger.

[@RealAPasz]

I weep for humanity sometimes.

[@zombienator96]

ahh the days of beta, wishing for pistons and then when the came out never using them .... Memories

[@iananimator]

They were the best of times, they were the worst of times. Memories of game breaking glitches, no nether in multiplayer, huge chunk errors. They were infuriating back then, but looking back I miss how it was so elegantly broken. It doesn't feel indie anymore. The charm is commercialized instead of realized.

[@chrishaselden]

MINIMAN096 Or using them, but as launchers.

[@Maulwurfx1]

Beta 1.7 was the best version. 1.8 did go to much to RPG

[@TE4MTIGER]

I really like these types of videos where you look through video game history and what not, I do in fact prefer them to your newer weapon guides, keep up the good work stu

[@txikitofandango]

So happy to see Dwarf Fortress mentioned. I've loved that game for the past 10 years, it never disappoints. I would argue that composing and sharing the story of your fortress's demise in the forums gives it a multiplayer or at least community aspect.

[@LJM-P5A3]

It's 2019 and now you showed up to me? Seriously YT?

[@strilight]

Multi-million copy "BLOCK-BUSTER" I think that was a pun. Actually, no, that was definitely a pun.

[@wojciechgruszczynski3630]

What will u say today?

[@Chris-fm8kl]

It's one of those games you just can't hate, you may not care for it, but it's there just to make you smile.

[@josef733]

+Chris W I quite hate it.

[@acorgiwithacrown467]

God I love the music in Minecraft. Its so relaxing, playing the game is like going for a spa break after getting pissed off playing cod.

[@aetherian5596]

Ah...playing at 12AM on the 360 back in 2011. Buddy tells me to install a game called Minecraft and I'm thinking "but dude the graphics are shit" (plus i think it was classified as indie and indie games on the 360 were....well hit or miss.) But I installed it and played the tutorial world. Still remember I was eating pizza and just sitting there building the shittiest wooden house asking my dad if i could buy it. I miss that. I've rediscovered Minecraft in a way because of a new friend of mine and she loves it so we play the shit out of it. And Minecraft is still fun. 8 years of playing Minecraft...and I along with millions of others who have been playing for longer, are still having fun. Minecraft will never die. Maybe get less popular. But it will never die. It has gone down as one of the greatest games ever made next to...fuckin Witcher 3, doom 93, halo CE, etc. Which is funny to think about but hey...just proves you don't need billions of dollars to make a game franchise. Just one good idea and a bit of passion. (Minecraft now is...a bit more about money but meh the core idea is still there lol)

[@Misha-dr9rh]

Doom 93? Damn they're really milking the series dry aren't they.

[@yuyureishinoshojo]

@@Misha-dr9rh good joke ngl haha

[@TauCu]

Don't forget Team Fortress 2

[@FullAhBeans]

Player name at 11:38 :P very good Stu, very good.

[@Killer97]

the things I do for my audience.

[@CPUGaming]

Killer97 What are you talking about?

[@Killer97]

his name in second life

[@deadviper5965]

Killer97 it's the name witch is an ester egg

[@davecrupel2817]

Killer97 xD

[@officialspyer]

0:16 the work of just one Persson :D

[@rubbereentjuh]

Nice

[@MrDannyloco]

oh, i get it

[@slystudios6046]

i dont get it can u pls tell me the story

[@DlcEnergy]

Crackedfingers NO! tch...

[@slystudios6046]

DLC ENERGY ur tryin to be clever by responding "no" and adding "tch" hence making the word "notch" yet u didnt gave me any information regarding to my question, are u trying to amuse us?

[@Kannon_Shots]

Saw this video 5 years later in my recommended. This game brings back so many memories.

[@vitotheo]

Minecraft is a game I will always remember, more than any other game I've ever played.

[@TheeHedgehog]

Actually recently, Minecraft has become the number 1 best selling pc game ever with 16 million copies sold.

[@pwnedbywindows]

ACKSHUALLY

[@gamephreak5]

***** But that's...that's exactly what that means...

[@dandymcgee]

***** What the hell is popularity then? Lol.

[@stacksmalacks8826]

wow at its height had 12 million actives. i imagine its still the most sold

[@boxtoberaid9090]

SHUT UP GUYS GTA V IS THE BEST SELLING GAME NOW

[@jaide1312]

Minecraft is most fun if you're on a small friendly survival server, but it's hard to get a good community on a server, since the community of the game is terrible.

[@Verbindungsfehle]

Still a better community than LoL's or basically any first person shooter though. And no matter how salty the community, you'll always find nice players - but in any game ;)

[@Darkdragon902.]

There was an old server called Skyquests with a great community, but it shut down due to people not playing on the server anymore in late 2014.

[@austintzoanakis5357]

i used to play on this.

[@Darkdragon902.]

Austin Tzoanakis what was/is your IGN?

[@ShuyaTheDark]

"the community of the game is terrible" Wrong. Communities vary from server to server. The bigger they are, the more varied kind of people you'll find (good and bad), and the harder it's to keep them under control.

[@REDJ1]

12:38 haha "blockbuster" good one ;)

[@sansyboy4181]

Found the guy who missed the seed joke.

[@REDJ1]

didnt miss it but prefered this one :p

[@Templarfreak]

That joke made me want to kill myself.

[@ChosenUndead0]

Minecraft - punch trees, get wood. Terraria - *confused screaming*

[@charlesweber9247]

I never knew that anyone else even knew about Motherload. I was thinking about it when he mentioned it, and for some reason it made me so happy.

[@TsukinoAzura]

11:07 THAT'S Runescape!? What the hell? I don't remember Runescape looking THAT good. I remember Runescape using an top-down view most of the time!

[@hamburgereater]

+Scythe Ironclaw And it's on low..

[@appo365]

The Runescape on this video is Runescape 3

[@GusCraft460]

I think that two massive contributors to Minecraft’s success are its open alpha and beta getting frequent and substantive updates, as well as extreme moddability. There’s a mod for everything from larger chests, to more animals, to flying boats, to dinosaurs, to space travel, and for most of these there are multiple options.

[@Fruitcupper]

8:28 "We're the first explorers of this star system, what do you want to name it?" "I don't even know where Dafaack we are."

[@suwinkhamchaiwong8382]

Ninja Racer xD

[@sh0rtstack888]

Do something on Terraria. It is an absolutely fantastic game that is misunderstood by many. It's too often compared to Minecraft for some reason, likely because they start out somewhat similarly.

[@sh0rtstack888]

***** Terraria is fantastic, you have tons of bosses, thousands of unique items, dozens of armor and weapons sets, great replayability, world variation, etc etc etc. You probably haven't played it for more than three seconds anyway.

[@AarieaaronFTW]

Sh0rtStack "You don't enjoy the game, only possible option is that you haven't played it". I don't give a toss about the game and frankly think its a bit boring, according to Steam I put 31 hours into the game.

[@Theadventurebox3]

I think since he did this minecraft video, people wouldn't be interested in a terraria video

[@alfredwinchesterjr]

Theadventurebox3 Terraria is....slow.

[@antuanrobinson9386]

8:25 It's like no mans sky except it's actually good

[@UbScD]

Cabbage!

[@noahkesl1060]

Its 30 years old but it did it better lol

[@Leverquin]

nms is bullshit.

[@farhand1749]

+Noah Kesl succ

[@ShuyaTheDark]

Looks like the inspiration of NMS. And in comparison, NMS is obviously better. People who think it's bad, are people that weren't looking for that kind of game.

[@nathanlee7078]

Hearing that minecraft music kick in at the beginning brought up so many feels from the one game I probably spent the most time in over the years.

[@hanro50]

Its crafting system is simple and sensible, its modding community is unmatched and the servers people host for it are amazing. Yet even its vanilla mechanics have allowed people to create essentially whole games, computers and more all within the game. Its essentially a creativity toy that has successfully built a game around itself.

[@kniter]

It annoyed me that you played RuneScape3 on the lowest quality settings possible.

[@b4107]

Personally I prefer the low quality... I don't like the high quality stuff, to me it doesn't match runescape although some may disagree, and it makes it too dark... I know you can change the darkness but yeah...

[@thebritishgeek]

i was shocked that runescape looks like that now, i remeber it waaaaaaay back in 2000 when it looked awful.

[@XboxAhoy]

I left everything on the default settings. I have a limited time budget with which to record!

[@kniter]

XboxAhoy lol no worries, of course I understand that. Great video as always btw :)

[@cosmicdj9542]

Honestly I don't even like rs anymore bc of RS3. I lost my will to play after they changed everything.

[@therougespartan36]

I didn't know he would make a video about minecraft.

[@XboxAhoy]

It's my second Minecraft video!

[@vapecat420]

+Ahoy minecraft is not just about building blocks and imaginations minecraft is also about pvp :)

[@Romejanic]

+CirqlePvP It is *now*. But that's thanks to servers. Minecraft's key goal is exploration and building

[@walktroughman1952]

+Romejanic Personally I feel like pvp is kinda destroying Minecraft... Cause it makes it look like what CoD has become: a twitch shooter. And most pvp servers are way too punishing, especially to newbies, because of everyone being far superior.

[@spacehitler4537]

+Darius Watako - Hinamizawa Newcomer Also up untill now it was "The better ping and mouse spammer wins." always hated it having low fps myself.

[@starukami7420]

Man, it took me until seeing this video today to learn the origin of the term "roguelike." Ahoy is a shining example that good content STAYS good.

[@TimidTortoise1988]

Just discovered you an hour ago and now I'm on the 3rd video of yours. Really well made.

[@gfxlab]

This was amazing as always, Xbox Ahoy.

[@nikuw]

11:45 "thethingsidoformyaudience"

[@kateiry4719]

It's not only about mining things, but it's also about experiencing, creating, learning, and loving. The reason I love Minecraft is that I can make artistic things and write mods, this is miles farther than just mining.

[@skippi99r32]

"You start on the surface of mars with an agile mining craft, yours to control, and your goal is to extract minerals from beneath the earth" xD

[@MrPyroCrab]

Minecraft itself I don't have a problem with, in fact, it's actually pretty good. The minecraft "community" on the other hand... (the horror....)

[@plenkman]

+An Ordinator I'm always up for more money.

[@CoolVictor2002]

that's your problem ,there are many adults in here some guy went to minecon and had a selfie with antvenom (he' obviously an adult - source:he told me on hypixel) it's sad some people think one bit of the community is All of the community

[@CoolVictor2002]

An Ordinator not even..

[@CoolVictor2002]

An Ordinator i play daily i have only found them occasionally.. (as i said that's your problem if you don't like it)

[@Name-lh6gu]

I feel if someone were to calculate the ratio of 12 year olds compared to other games, it would have at least double the amount of the top game, excluding shit like undertale or fnaf

[@ckotherletters]

blockbuster.

[@RayTC]

"acceptable mechanics" *LAUGHS IN MOD*

[@tifa7097]

Dude the music at the beginning almost made me cry it's so beautiful

[@petegeorge1994]

I remember when SeaNanners uploaded his first Minecraft video. Oh, what I wouldn't give to go back to that point in time... *sigh* Nice video, Stu.

[@Galucia]

I love seeing non-CoD videos from Stu, good work.

[@normtrooper4392]

This is such a good channel. I watched just one video and it's basically my favourite gaming related channel

[@GhalidiusTrident]

Welcome to 2019 Where minecraft is the king of all games

[@OctopuPilot]

Motherload was one of the most intense games I've ever played. I played it recently and still got the same tense sensation as if I were still a kid, back then when I first came across this game.

[@deus_ex_machina_]

Damn, the music of Cave Story is insanely memorable. And to think it was all made by one guy.

[@waffl3sk4t]

playing the game is even more memorable

[@andrewmorris483]

I just realized how soothing the peaceful music has become to me. It puts a content smile on my face.

[@ethanyoung1894]

The production value on this channel is insane!!!! These gaming history channels need more subs!

[@dylanh333]

That pun: "...Minecraft has blossomed from a retro-style indie cube-miner, into a multi-million copy BLOCK-buster"

[@Baljhet]

This video was great Stu but I was sincerely impressed by how high of a level you were in Rogue Legacy!

[@XboxAhoy]

I love Rogue Legacy.

[@Baljhet]

Clearly!

[@phosphatepod]

2 years later and 2 replies

[@gametiger9050]

lol

[@Endeva09]

That FPS in 96k space is absolutely phenomenal

[@calebsun3718]

It's hard to believe that this video of such high quality was made 7 years ago

[@kane7246]

6:00. "you start on the surface of MARS" but you end up digging for minerals beneath the surface of the EARTH. SEEMS LEGIT

[@proxy1035]

earth could also mean Dirt-like material.... of which the Ground is made out of.

[@tiredideabox]

@@proxy1035 I was just about to say that.

[@pineappleproductions1696]

Yup.

[@kniter]

I remember getting minecraft when it was in Alpha after watchig Logdotzip's video and then I gt really hooked on it when I saw JX23's series. Also wish Yogacasts continues their SOI series

[@rainon]

KZbin recommendation: 2014: eh 2015: nah 2016: nope 2017: not yet 2018: no 2019: *MIGHT AS WELL*

[@myspacesam6829]

Not quite.... I remember watching this back then.

[@thecompanioncube4211]

Wow such original comment

[@bloblo2766]

I like videos like this for the reasons like: telling us more about the game that most would only know if we put a lot of time too it, and telling us why or how it was made.

[@maximebv]

Man this variety of content just is fantastic. Keep up the good work Stu.

[@swisshague9769]

Beautifully edited!!

[@cloudz_0ut]

five years from now and its still on top now thats epic

[@Martencell]

Now Minecraft is the n1 most sold game in game history lmao

[@JonSpeedArts]

after tetris

[@Martencell]

@@JonSpeedArts nope, it actually overcame Tetris in the number of sold copies.

[@PeterJamesVillegas]

This was released years ago, so Minecraft wasn't so big back in the day. But now, our boy has grown so much.

[@tommoex]

Surprised there was no mention to minicraft, I remembered it was a game I think Notch built in a competition. But professionally done video once again/

[@NylePudding]

I didn't recognize Runescape one bit, I guess that's the most recent version.

[@StephenGreco]

yeah, it looks nothing like it used to when i played :|

[@Jimbob1337]

Correct, this was Runescape 3, and he was playing the brand new tutorial - Ashdale. Btw Stu, How did you find Runescape?

[@fearretold3139]

Such a high quality analysis makes me know why I subscribed

[@HanzLeHotDog]

I remember how much I loved minecraft back in the day for its community. RIP

[@suziebarfield1796]

5:55 you start on mars and your goal is to extract minerals from beneath the earth

[@notaweeb7936]

2019 anyone? Also that nostalgia hit real hard

[@Pingwn]

2020

[@Crimsrn]

Jotaro Kujo stfu

[@notaweeb7936]

Megasons3 Plays 2020 anyone?

[@arkanhisyam8017]

@@notaweeb7936 Im 2021

[@xstarfuryx74]

How is this voice so perfect for this kind of content??? You need to be hired for every narration ever!

[@lv_Mortarion_vl]

Man... I love Ahoy. Seriously, great channel. Part of my youtube hall of fame 👌🏻

[@KoalaKrisp1]

It bothers me how he is playing on xbox

[@TheFacelessStoryMaker]

he was on PC and also he is XBOXahoy

[@XboxAhoy]

Your jimmies easily rustled, then.

[@Romejanic]

+KoalaKrisp1 I just imagine you sitting at your desk getting really stressed out with veins popping in your forehead, breathing all heavy like "*breath* *breath* he's *breath* using *breath* an *breath* Xbox"

[@warpatato]

+KoalaKrisp1 #PCMASTERRACE

[@jameskeelinggaming2319]

how he's playing on an Xbox... with an Xbox control pad. I thought that would be obvious

[@TommyLikeTom]

looking at the history of digging games my mind was primed for mine craft from the beginning, from super bolder dash to super mother load

[@exquisitecorpse4917]

The possession mechanic in Dungeon Keeper may also be very important here: If you possess one of your imps, you enter a first person view atop a pickaxe in which you can click to hack through walls, find resources, and build. It's eerily similar to Minecraft.

[@lazeroussdomain5862]

This was an excellent presentation of Minecraft. I do wish you had mentioned the vibrant modding scene and server plugins and the role that they played and continue to play on the games development and years of success. Minecraft, and specifically modded Minecraft is my absolute favorite game and I really enjoyed this analysis of it's origins. Thank you.

[@jacqueminogue4608]

Diamond rush on the Nokia anyone?

[@sunk3rn]

gg

[@randomblackhole9933]

Gg

[@rampage_sl]

here!

[@pycyununn]

I like how minecraft's "minimalistic graphics" are intended to be "less resource intensive" when, infact, it runs like crap with art to match

[@irl_lizard7880]

+ProfessorConnor Were you playing it on a rock?

[@mattshanahan5213]

Keegan Bradberry actually, minecraft does run like crap. Mods mostly solve the problem, but still.

[@gamingandcomplaininggc4]

Minecraft WAS my childhood. This video gave me so much nostalgia, ive been playing the game since i was 4 years old. I remember getting it for pocket editoin and a month later, xbox, just after its release for the console. I still play the game to this very day, and occasionaly ill go back to my xbox 360, plug it in and see where i started from. From a giant dirt and sand blob to a huge city i have seen years go by from this game. From 4 to 11 minecraft has, and always will hold a special place in my heart.

[@kyanoang3l0_old]

Been playing Minecraft since Alpha. It's funny how back in the game's early days, my colleagues would call it a "retro-style game" (sometimes also questioning why I was playing an old or seemingly old game on my then-new gaming laptop), but nowadays, it's a "kid's game".

[@archivushka]

It's mostly derives from the social factor of the game, and awareness of it. It happens to appeal to wide range of audiences, and some audience don't leave a positive expectations about the game

[@tobbanimations4599]

Minecraft: One of the most simple games texture wise. Minecraft: Still lags my $2000 gaming pc to shit for some unknown reason.

[@tobbanimations4599]

xd tablet

[@RandomCanEHdian]

I can't lie, I desperately want the PS4 port soon.

[@ventrex4227]

Years later and it’s back

[@blockboygames5956]

Really enjoy these videos. Another wonderful Ahoy video. THank you.

[@SinbadNaiver]

11:19 aah, RuneScape...the game which started it all for me when it comes to MMOs...heheh, it's also thanks to this game that got me my nickname ^w^...brings back ALOT of memories.

[@OrchidAlloy]

"The work of one Persson"

[@pallios]

Loved motherload and dig dug! thanks for reminding me of these old gems

[@yourlocalengineer]

You did forget to mention the modding scene around minecraft, which, at least in my opinion, is pretty damn important for longevity